Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-13

tioa In tbs Uniasd States Dissrisa OoaFt.
we're declared b have no rieet 20 land
IN thia STATE snd we're ordered ~ the
Oo1rt 10 BE rsturned 10 Chins Al
01ce ea The sane steamer, the
City sf PekinR. on which they
arrived In this port On Nay so ths
eiget ChinsnSn wsre plaesa for safe
keeping by tie United States Marshal
IN the county jail. Two ChinauneR
called sn then on Monday and wsils
couvsrsing With them attempted 10 pass
. bundle OF elsthinR 10 them. Tue
action vas detected and the clothing
coafscsted. The kandle vas foand 10
eoutsin earefuily prepaFea diagram of
Chinat0wn with = eonplete list % the
questions ssked In the Uaited States
courts Of Chiusmen claiming previons
residence and 10 eaeh question minute
and elsoorate rsply was appended. The
evident intsntion of the Cainsee vas 30
have appealed THAR eases 70 the Circuii
Ooart aftsF they had mastered the an
swers 10 the questions and obtained q
knowiedee OF the Topography OF NE
city, and % gain right to remain here
wogk ef the Frsss.
sAS FRAS1Isoo. May 12.-State VIII
ealtural Odicer Wheeler. today received
reports from various districts relative to
the damage 10 vinss and grspe erops
BY the Fecsnt frosss. TOE reports frou
the Stockton, Santa Clara. san Joaquin
and Livsrmore valleys indicate little or
no damage. Those from sOnoma,
Santa Rosa, Glenn Ellen. Napa, B.
Helena and calisioga oounties show
that considerable damage has been
done. and ID is feared that the grape
erop OF these districts gill be greatly
lesseDed this year.
RasiFs Rruas CroD Killed.
eusAxv.LLR (OALl, May l2-Ice
formed q half inch thick here last
niaht. The eRtiFs fruit erep is killed.
Advance In Price Of wines.
SAN FRAEcTsoo. May 1.-THE Hsr-
chant tomorrow will sav that q sharp
advance In the prices Of vine is Antici-
paied, owing 10 she small stock Of cid
wine on hand. 10 the facility offered 10
vine makers for storage and obtaining
advances thereon. 10 the superior qual
ity Of tAis years vintage. for which
there have been inquiries from she East
An0 EOfubot 70 Aut Cucca VI N4o t1AN
frosts which will reduce the vintage in
some OF the large wise prOduoing see
tions By 1ne-half and 10 the arrange
nents recently completed for oondea-
sing, most Of which will relieve the mar
ket from any possibility Of surplus fer
many years to come. All Of these facts
lead the AsreAsat to believe that prices
will advance from Is cents gallon 10
- high - Is and 80 eents . gallon.
Sales have already been made at ls cents.
Railroad Rxteasloa e. Lss ANGELES
Los ANGELES. May 12.-rhe TIRses
says it has received information that
the Southern Utah line will soon be az
tended from its present terminus 10 Los
Angeles. The chief enGinser, locating
engineer and land locating engineer Of
the Union Pacific ars here lecatinR
line thFouRh the Sierra Madre noun
tAins. Il is claimed that this route will
Be ITO miles shsFter between Chicago
aud this city than any other route.
Searching for q Mlaer's Sold.
DENvKa, May I2.-John Shirlev. q
miserly saloon keeper, who lived Ia
little tOVn FORTY miles west Of here,
called Buffalo Greer, died Q few days
large amount Of money secEeted some
where about the house or buried in the
yard. Search was instituted for the
money and after several days will vas
found leaving everything 90 DIR.
Morey, who lived q mile from Shirley's
cabin, but it failed to state Shsie the
property could be fonnd. An old safe
stAadise in q small bedroom, where the
missr died, was broken open and e6s7
Was found. Those Who kneW Shirley
best s,y they hsve seen him have at enc
time 5000 in SO gold pieces and be
would often discount drafts for large
amounts and from the way the old man
talked about his money they firmly be
lieved there e buried somewhere on
bis premises from S25, go to go. .o00 10
gold. The town and surrounding osun
try is greatly eKciled over the affair and
those interested In finding the money
have stationed armed guards around the
grounds and are searching the house
and digging aFo1nd 10 discover the sup
posed treasure.
ThOusands Of Rale Men.
CHIoAo0, May l2.-All members Of the
Builders and Traders Exchange Row
working men have been ordered BY the
Executive Committee Of that organize
ton to stop Work imm sdiately. Tee
members Of the orRaniz stiOu are not
only builders. bot manufacturers OF all
kinds Of baildin9 material. 10 is essi
mated that 5000 men may be Affected
by the order and thai 1900 will be idle
BY night.
sale Sf the Preach Crown Jewels.
PLKrs, NAV 12L-Ths sale Of crown
jewels began today. AbOu, so French
and foreign jewelers. attended. lea
lots we're disposed Of, realizing 50S. 100
francs Among the articles sold we're
diamond necklace for l6l 80 francs
and q paiF Of ep&ulsts for 1000 francs.
1--WE ReOFievea Graated.
SANTA Fn On. NJ, May l2.-P. B.
O'Dsnnsll, who vas 10 have been
hanged at Silver City tomorrow, for
the murder Of Alfonso Bowman on
OstObeF 3, 1885; 6Ed jasper Thomasaon,
at Soo0rFo. for the murder Of A. A. Pot
ter, on September -. 1896, have bsen
granted reprisves BY GsVsrnsF Ross for
one week.
Grande.
DKSvEn. Nav l2.-rhs ofheeEs OF the
Denver 4 Rio GFands Road today made
publio the saFnit q and expenditures Of
the road during the year ending Decsm
Der 81, 1885, which we're a. follows:
Total earnings. g 73s. .077.47. an 10
crease over 1885 ~ t6l9.023 Is; fetal
expenses. e4.227. .tl6 ss, an increase ovsF
1856 OF R232, l93 =; net eaFnings. g.
$1,000 ~. an Increase OF 9326 ,SS0.b3.
The road vas FeorgAnixsd and taken
oat Of the hands Of she receiver in July,
1895, and all interest o0upons since that
date have been paid.
Mexican OmeeTs Vet ahet.
Our or MEXIoo, May u The Diarsro
(ofioial) denies the report published
here yesterday 10 the effect thAt the ON
GERS concerned IN the N9RAlsa affair bad
been shot. The denial Of the sxsoatiOn
by GoveFnmsut srgan creates q feel
iaa Of relief. a. amoRR the Americans
there ia q sentiment that tbs Uunish-
msnt Of death awarded 70 the ON ssFs is
TOO severe.
HatfsnaI TPetfiag Aasoeiati0a.
CHroAas, Nay I2.-Ths Board Of Re
visw OF tee National TFo ting Associa-
ton, at their session this morning,
heard svidsnos IN thirty nins disputed
cases out Of the afty they had on hand.